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Technology  and  Chinese  Language  Educa3on:    Construc3ng  an  Ecosystem  to  Support  Chinese  

Language  Learning  

Yong  Zhao,  Ph.  D  Presiden:al  Chair  

College  of  Educa:on  University  of  Oregon  

zhaoyong@uoregon.edu  h"p://zhaolearning.com  

Effects on Test Scores Were Not Statistically Different from Zero.

Classroom and School Characteristics Were Uncorrelated with Product Effects.

Effectiveness of Reading and Math Software Products: Findings from Two Student Cohorts http://www.mathematica-mpr.com/publications/pdfs/education/effectreadmath09.pdf

Teacher + technology Teacher? =

Teacher + technology Technology? =

Teacher Technology =

Efficiency

More with the same Same with Less

IBM RE

Teacher vs. technology

Technology vs. technology

vs.

Technology has affordances and constraints

The transmedia story of pokemon

Transmedia storytelling: Constructing a Learning Ecosystem

Transmedia storytelling is a technique of telling stories across multiple platforms and formats with each element making distinctive contributions to a fan's understanding of the story world.

Exposure/input Practice

Motivation

Sufficient/abundant

High quality

i+1 authentic multimedia

Lots of…10,000 hrs

Authentic Meaningful

High quality

Feedback

Engaging

Relevant

Autonomy, Mastery, Purpose

Locus of control

Evidence of improvement

language learning

Exposure/input

Sufficient/abundant

High quality

i+1 authentic multimedia

Engaging Relevant

language learning Some examples

News feed

Translator

Searches

Speed control

Specially designed systems

Chinese stories/news/TV/Songs

Text to speech

Practice

Lots of…10,000 hrs

Authentic Meaningful

High quality

Feedback

Locus of control

Evidence of improvement

language learning

Specially designed systems

Chinese language flashcards

Speech to text

Implications for Teaching….

4/16/11 IBM RE

Never send a man to do a machine's job.

----The Matrix

IBM RE

What Humans Cannot, Don’t Want to, or Should Not Do

Individualization Rich-media Long-distance Massive info . . .

Due to cost: Low enrollment Individual request . . .

Repetitive tasks Rote-memorization . . .

Implications for designing language learning systems….

Group Practice

Class Meeting

Online Modules

Audio CDs

Companion Book

1-2 Hours

0.5-1 Hours

0.5-1 Hours

2-4 Hours

1-2 Hours

Online Modules

Audio CDs

Companion Book

1-2 Hours

0.5-1 Hours

0.5-1 Hours

2-4 Hours

Group Practice

http://experiencechinese.com

Remember: Language is learned, not taught

Students as designers of their own ecosystems of learning